What is it about?
This paper is about the strategies based on the increased use of biomass to counter the effect of growing consumption by increasing populations that pose great pressure on natural resources and the environment. It shows that synergy rather than competition was obtained in Brazil and Ethiopia so that using some agricultural land to produce energy and raw materials also contributed to increased food production. The paper also shows unique aspects of cellulose and natural rubber that still pose great scientific and technological challenges.
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Why is it important?
The article shows a viable strategy for sustainable development, based on the exploitation of biomass and widespread raw materials, associated with the singular properties of biomaterials, discovered through continuing research.
Perspectives
I hope that this paper contributes to stimulate research on biomass production and use, correcting widespread but unsubstantiated views on the (food vs. energy) competition for land and on the maturity of scientific knowledge of biomaterials.
Fernando Galembeck
University of Campinas
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This page is a summary of: Synergy in food, energy and advanced materials production from biomass, Pure and Applied Chemistry, September 2017, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1515/pac-2017-0607.
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